"Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me."
John 21:21-22
This is an interesting interaction, after Christ's resurrection, when Christ was instructing Peter about his future mission, and Peter asked about John. Jesus gently told Peter a little, but also to focus on his own life, which I think is a lesson we could all use sometimes. We get wrapped up in what is going on with other people, and God asks us "what is that to thee?" Our job is to focus on Christ, and follow him, not worry about comparing ourselves to other people or worrying about our rank or reward.
I believe that if we stick with God, we are going to be incomprehensibly happy... and that goes for everyone, even though we all have different personal tastes and God might bless us in different ways. It isn't about who has more toys, or titles, or children, or followers, or whatever. It is about our relationshio with God, and what God asks us collectively and individually to do, which is all designed to bring out the best in us and to help us find that perfect eternity of happiness that God wants for us.
Today, let's follow God and try to worry less about how our blessings compare to other people's.
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